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When Trust In Leadership Is DecliningThu, 22 Feb 2018 00:10:24 +0000en-UShourly1Too many ‘happy white people’? Hungarian city outraged at exclusion from EU culture contesthttps://MTIc.us/too-many-happy-white-people-hungarian-city-outraged-at-exclusion-from-eu-culture-contest/
https://MTIc.us/too-many-happy-white-people-hungarian-city-outraged-at-exclusion-from-eu-culture-contest/#respondThu, 22 Feb 2018 00:09:56 +0000https://MTIc.us/?p=17496A Hungarian city’s bid to become the European Union’s next “Capital of Culture” was allegedly rejected by EU officials because its video entry showed too many smiling, dancing, white Christians, the city’s mayor says.
]]>https://MTIc.us/too-many-happy-white-people-hungarian-city-outraged-at-exclusion-from-eu-culture-contest/feed/0‘Thank you, Mama Merkel’: Syrian refugee lives with 2 wives, 6 kids on benefits in Germanyhttps://MTIc.us/thank-you-mama-merkel-syrian-refugee-lives-with-2-wives-6-kids-on-benefits-in-germany/
https://MTIc.us/thank-you-mama-merkel-syrian-refugee-lives-with-2-wives-6-kids-on-benefits-in-germany/#respondThu, 22 Feb 2018 00:02:40 +0000https://MTIc.us/?p=17493A documentary about a Syrian refugee in Germany, who happily lives on state handouts with his two wives and six kids, has angered many in the country where polygamy is against the law. The Spiegel TV film was aired over the weekend, telling the story of 32-year-old Ahmad A. who fled the fighting in Syria’s Aleppo back in 2015 with his large family, and found a safe haven in Schleswig-Holstein, northern Germany.
]]>https://MTIc.us/thank-you-mama-merkel-syrian-refugee-lives-with-2-wives-6-kids-on-benefits-in-germany/feed/0‘US is allowed to meddle’: Democracy promotion is ‘US policy’, TV panel concludeshttps://MTIc.us/us-is-allowed-to-meddle-democracy-promotion-is-us-policy-tv-panel-concludes/
https://MTIc.us/us-is-allowed-to-meddle-democracy-promotion-is-us-policy-tv-panel-concludes/#respondWed, 21 Feb 2018 23:59:39 +0000https://MTIc.us/?p=17490Citing dozens of well-documented cases of direct US interference in foreign lands is just Russian whataboutism and also very unfair, because democracy promotion is a “stated US policy,” according to the sharp sticks at MSNBC. During a not-at-all predictable discussion on MSNBC’s ‘Deadline White House’, host Nicolle Wallace pressed her guests to weigh-in on former US ambassador to Russia Michael McFaul’s recent twitter accusation.
]]>https://MTIc.us/us-is-allowed-to-meddle-democracy-promotion-is-us-policy-tv-panel-concludes/feed/0‘Dirty meat’: Shocking hygiene failings discovered in US pig and chicken plantshttps://MTIc.us/dirty-meat-shocking-hygiene-failings-discovered-in-us-pig-and-chicken-plants/
https://MTIc.us/dirty-meat-shocking-hygiene-failings-discovered-in-us-pig-and-chicken-plants/#respondWed, 21 Feb 2018 23:53:07 +0000https://MTIc.us/?p=17487Previously unseen government records detail ‘deeply worrying’ incidents in pork and poultry plants, raising fears of ‘dirty meat’ entering the UK under a post-Brexit trade deal. Shocking hygiene failings have been discovered in some of the US’s biggest meat plants, as a new analysis reveals that as many as 15% (one in seven) of the US population suffers from foodborne illnesses annually.
]]>https://MTIc.us/dirty-meat-shocking-hygiene-failings-discovered-in-us-pig-and-chicken-plants/feed/0Ask Montenegro: Joining NATO Means Fighting Other People’s Wars For Themhttps://MTIc.us/ask-montenegro-joining-nato-means-fighting-other-peoples-wars-for-them/
https://MTIc.us/ask-montenegro-joining-nato-means-fighting-other-peoples-wars-for-them/#respondMon, 19 Feb 2018 15:58:28 +0000https://MTIc.us/?p=17484The Defense and Security Council of Montenegro has sent at least 40 members of its Armed Forces of Montenegro to Kosovo and Afghanistan as part of NATO ‘peacekeeping’ missions, participating with the possibility of rotation. The Montenegrin Army first sent a contingent to Afghanistan in March 2010, with the country becoming the 44th non-NATO state to contribute to the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) mission.
]]>https://MTIc.us/ask-montenegro-joining-nato-means-fighting-other-peoples-wars-for-them/feed/0Kosovo’s ‘Independence’ Established ‘at the Point of a Tomahawk Cruise Missile’https://MTIc.us/kosovos-independence-established-at-the-point-of-a-tomahawk-cruise-missile/
https://MTIc.us/kosovos-independence-established-at-the-point-of-a-tomahawk-cruise-missile/#respondMon, 19 Feb 2018 15:54:21 +0000https://MTIc.us/?p=17481The Serbian breakaway of Kosovo is in the midst of two days of celebrations to mark the tenth anniversary of its declaration of independence. Speaking to Radio Sputnik, Marko Gasic, a London-based international affairs commentator and Balkans expert, explained why he felt there was really very little to celebrate.
]]>https://MTIc.us/kosovos-independence-established-at-the-point-of-a-tomahawk-cruise-missile/feed/0WADA Officers Disrupt Russian Figure Skater’s Training Session in Pyeongchanghttps://MTIc.us/wada-officers-disrupt-russian-figure-skaters-training-session-in-pyeongchang/
https://MTIc.us/wada-officers-disrupt-russian-figure-skaters-training-session-in-pyeongchang/#respondMon, 19 Feb 2018 15:36:39 +0000https://MTIc.us/?p=17478Anastasia Zagitova was forced to leave the ice-rink ahead of time, when the World Anti-Doping Agency officers demanded that she take a doping control test. “Several hours ago a doping control officer took blood sample from Alina. After that she was asked to give a urine sample, however, she was too nervous and failed to do it physically.
]]>https://MTIc.us/wada-officers-disrupt-russian-figure-skaters-training-session-in-pyeongchang/feed/0US Continues to Supply Kurds With Arms, Provoking Turkey – Moscowhttps://MTIc.us/us-continues-to-supply-kurds-with-arms-provoking-turkey-moscow/
https://MTIc.us/us-continues-to-supply-kurds-with-arms-provoking-turkey-moscow/#respondMon, 19 Feb 2018 15:31:26 +0000https://MTIc.us/?p=17475Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova has commented on the developments in Syria, including the issue of arms supplies to Kurds from the US and the American military presence in al-Tanf. “The Americans have sent the Kurds convoys with weapons through the territory of Iraq, provoking Turkey.
]]>https://MTIc.us/us-continues-to-supply-kurds-with-arms-provoking-turkey-moscow/feed/0Russian senators list 100 examples of US meddling in foreign nations’ affairshttps://MTIc.us/russian-senators-list-100-examples-of-us-meddling-in-foreign-nations-affairs/
https://MTIc.us/russian-senators-list-100-examples-of-us-meddling-in-foreign-nations-affairs/#respondMon, 19 Feb 2018 15:22:34 +0000https://MTIc.us/?p=17472A Russian parliamentary commission has prepared a report that lists over 100 cases of US interference in other nations’ internal affairs since the end of World War Two. “We have counted approximately 100, about 101 or 102 absolutely verified and recorded facts of American involvement in the sovereign affairs of over 60 UN member-nations since the approval of this organizations’ charter that bans any such involvement – since 1946 till this day,”
]]>https://MTIc.us/russian-senators-list-100-examples-of-us-meddling-in-foreign-nations-affairs/feed/0Syria pro-govt forces to enter Afrin ‘within hours’ amid Turkish military op – state mediahttps://MTIc.us/syria-pro-govt-forces-to-enter-afrin-within-hours-amid-turkish-military-op-state-media/
https://MTIc.us/syria-pro-govt-forces-to-enter-afrin-within-hours-amid-turkish-military-op-state-media/#respondMon, 19 Feb 2018 15:15:30 +0000https://MTIc.us/?p=17469Pro-government Syrian forces are expected to enter Afrin enclave “within hours,” local media report. Earlier, an adviser to the Kurdish administration said a deal has been reached to allow Syrian forces into the embattled area.
]]>https://MTIc.us/syria-pro-govt-forces-to-enter-afrin-within-hours-amid-turkish-military-op-state-media/feed/0US must immediately leave area it controls in southern Syria — Lavrovhttps://MTIc.us/us-must-immediately-leave-area-it-controls-in-southern-syria-lavrov/
https://MTIc.us/us-must-immediately-leave-area-it-controls-in-southern-syria-lavrov/#respondMon, 19 Feb 2018 14:58:21 +0000https://MTIc.us/?p=17466US troops must immediately shut down their zone of control in southern Syria in the area of Al-Tanf, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov suggested when asked what should be done to help the Syrian peace settlement. Lavrov was referring to an area on Syria’s border with Jordan and Iraq, which the US declared to be under its protection last year. Among other things, it contains the Rukban refugee camp.
]]>https://MTIc.us/us-must-immediately-leave-area-it-controls-in-southern-syria-lavrov/feed/0PressTV-Indonesia buys 11 Sukhoi Su-35 jets from Russiahttps://MTIc.us/presstv-indonesia-buys-11-sukhoi-su-35-jets-from-russia/
https://MTIc.us/presstv-indonesia-buys-11-sukhoi-su-35-jets-from-russia/#respondMon, 19 Feb 2018 14:53:03 +0000https://MTIc.us/?p=17463Indonesia finalizes a billion-dollar deal pertaining to the purchase of 11 Sukhoi Su-35 jets from Russia. According to Indonesian Defense Ministry spokesman Totok Sugiharto on Saturday, the contract, worth a total of $1.14 billion, was finalized by representatives from both countries in Jakarta.
]]>https://MTIc.us/presstv-indonesia-buys-11-sukhoi-su-35-jets-from-russia/feed/0Easing of Russian sanctions could follow UN peacekeeper deployment in Ukraine – acting German FMhttps://MTIc.us/easing-of-russian-sanctions-could-follow-un-peacekeeper-deployment-in-ukraine-acting-german-fm/
https://MTIc.us/easing-of-russian-sanctions-could-follow-un-peacekeeper-deployment-in-ukraine-acting-german-fm/#respondSat, 17 Feb 2018 17:20:32 +0000https://MTIc.us/?p=17460The gradual lifting of sanctions against Russia may start if the Moscow-backed plan to deploy UN peacekeepers in the conflict area of eastern Ukraine is implemented, interim German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel said.
]]>https://MTIc.us/easing-of-russian-sanctions-could-follow-un-peacekeeper-deployment-in-ukraine-acting-german-fm/feed/0American Carnagehttps://MTIc.us/american-carnage/
https://MTIc.us/american-carnage/#respondSat, 17 Feb 2018 17:07:54 +0000https://MTIc.us/?p=17454Americans have a remarkable tolerance for child slaughter, especially the mass murders of the children of others. This emotional indifference manifested itself vividly after the disclosure of the My Lai Massacre, when dozens of Vietnamese infants and children were killed by the men of Charlie Company, their tiny corpses stacked in ditches. After the trial of Lt. William Calley, more than 70 percent of Americans believed his sentence was too severe. Most objected to any trial at all. In the end, Calley ended up serving less than 4 years under house arrest for his role in the execution of more than 500 Vietnamese villagers. More
]]>https://MTIc.us/american-carnage/feed/0America Has Been Silent on a Human Rights Tragedyhttps://MTIc.us/america-has-been-silent-on-a-human-rights-tragedy/
https://MTIc.us/america-has-been-silent-on-a-human-rights-tragedy/#respondSat, 17 Feb 2018 17:04:08 +0000https://MTIc.us/?p=17457Myanmar’s persecution of the Rohingya has reached levels of genocide claims, but no serious action from the US has been forthcoming. In Myanmar today, the thugs have won. Any moral leadership we thought Aung San Suu Kyi possessed has been badly damaged. Her former supporters have made a vocal call for her to give back her Nobel Peace Prize. The word “genocide” is now used, with some justification, for the brutal treatment of the Rohingya people at the hands of the Burmese military.
]]>https://MTIc.us/america-has-been-silent-on-a-human-rights-tragedy/feed/0Vietnam’s Lessons and the U.S. Culture of Violencehttps://MTIc.us/vietnams-lessons-and-the-u-s-culture-of-violence/
https://MTIc.us/vietnams-lessons-and-the-u-s-culture-of-violence/#respondSat, 17 Feb 2018 16:19:46 +0000https://MTIc.us/?p=17451In the wake of another deadly school shooting in Florida, the lessons of past massacres in Vietnam can teach us about U.S. violence and the need to reform unchecked gun culture, discusses Lawrence Davidson.

Back in October 2016 I wrote an analysis entitled “Are Humans Natural-Born Killers?” It described and commented on research on the origins of human violence published in the science journal Nature.

]]>https://MTIc.us/vietnams-lessons-and-the-u-s-culture-of-violence/feed/0Obama tried to close a big pollution loophole. Trump wants to keep it.https://MTIc.us/obama-tried-to-close-a-big-pollution-loophole-trump-wants-to-keep-it/
https://MTIc.us/obama-tried-to-close-a-big-pollution-loophole-trump-wants-to-keep-it/#respondSat, 17 Feb 2018 16:11:48 +0000https://MTIc.us/?p=17448The EPA is using a shady study to carve out a massive pollution exemption for dirty glider trucks. The Environmental Protection Agency is trying to protect a loophole that allows vastly more pollution than is typically permitted from heavy-duty commercial vehicles — all in the name of helping out a Trump supporter.
]]>https://MTIc.us/obama-tried-to-close-a-big-pollution-loophole-trump-wants-to-keep-it/feed/0US May Sanction Turkey Following Purchase of Russian S-400 Systems – Reportshttps://MTIc.us/us-may-sanction-turkey-following-purchase-of-russian-s-400-systems-reports/
https://MTIc.us/us-may-sanction-turkey-following-purchase-of-russian-s-400-systems-reports/#respondSat, 17 Feb 2018 15:53:41 +0000https://MTIc.us/?p=17445WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – Turkey’s upcoming purchase of S-400 air defense missiles systems from Russia could trigger US secondary sanctions against Ankara, a new report on Washington’s relations with Ankara from the Turkish Heritage Organization said.
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